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Price stability is an important foundation for food security at household level, especially for developing countries like Indonesia where a large population and limited infrastructure. High food prices will create difficulties for both the urban households (non-farmers) and farmers themselves who are also consumers. The risk of food price fluctuations due to the fact that food production is very unstable due to the weather influence. For the reason, government needs to intervene in order to maintain the stability of food prices. Price stability is very important to maintain income levels affordable by the farmers and consumers. READ MORE »

Paddy /rice (oryzae sativa L.) is plants that can grow well, ranging from 53 degree North latitude to 35-40 degree south latitude, from the coast up to 2400 meters above sea level. Rice is a plant that can grow in different environmental conditions.

Rice has a type that is: Indica, Japonica and Fur. Indica type rice cultivated in the tropics. This type has a characteristic of many tall plants and seedlings. Type indika less tolerant of low temperatures, drought tolerant, and resistant to pests and diseases. Indica type rice have amylose contents between moderate to high that rice taste inflammation. The type most widely planted rice in Indonesia is indica. Japonica type rice grain rice is shorter and fatter with a lower amylose content, so taste the rice fluffier. Type japonica originated from China and widely grown in temperate climates such as Japan, Italy, France, and Russia. READ MORE »

Rice derived from rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) and categorized plants with a varied range of growth areas. Rice plant can grow well in areas up to 53 degrees North latitude until 35-40 degrees south latitude, and altitude from 0-2400 m above sea level. In terms of the environment even rice can grow in static water conditions as well as on dry land., or on swamp. As historically, paddy / rice originated from tropical regions, but rice can also be grown in subtropical regions such as in Japan and North China.
In terms of calorie needs, rice contains about 360 calories per 100 grams, even for Indonesia the share of rice in the fulfillment of calorie needs to reach more than 50%.
In terms of morphology, there are several types of rice such as Indica, japonica and Fur type. Type Japonica numerous in tropical regions, with a shape rather long and taste a little inflammation. This type is most commonly found in southeast asia region. Japonica type granulated form rather short round, feeling a bit fluffier rice. This plant numerous chest of temperate region in Japan, Europe, and Russia. Fur type found only in some regions such as in Java, Bali, Philippines and Madagascar. READ MORE »

If observed seriously, there have been rising world food prices sharply since 2002, and the highest possible during the period 2006 to 2008. Any increase in food prices, the poorest communities who were the first victims. The data indicate that food prices in international markets in the period 2002 – 2008 more due to the increased production of biofuels derived from grains and oil seeds, especially in the United States and the European Union. If no increase in biofuel production, the world’s wheat and maize stocks would not fall sharply. Similarly, rising prices of oil seeds is also caused by rapidly rising demand for raw materials for biodiesel production.
Perhaps the practice of grain export bans and speculative activities would not occur if no increase in grain prices are so sharp because the greater the demand for biofuels. Rising energy prices and fertilizer also caused by rising production costs between 15-20% in America and less than that number for other countries that are less production. READ MORE »

Terms bran and rice bran for entrepreneur’s rice is not new. Bran and rice bran are byproduct of rice milling process. In the process milling of rice, except produced white rice, the other byproduct is bran, rice bran, groats and broken rice grains. Bran is the outer layer of rice grain which is usually mixed with a little endosperm. While rice bran is inner layer (below the bran layer) in a grain of rice.
Bran is usually produced in the first whitening process, while rice bran generated from second whitening process. Bran and rice bran contain high nutritional value, even higher than the its endosperm (rice). Bran and rice bran compound a main carbohydrates (hemicellulose, cellulose, starch and beta – glucan) and fatty acid (palmilat acid, oleic and linoleic). In the bran and rice bran also found antioxidants such as oryzanol and vitamin E. The content of vitamins in the bran and rice bran primarily B-complex. While minerals include iron, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, manganese, zinc and phosphorus. READ MORE »